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s.s. vocab road revo
social studies
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Petition | formal request to someone in authority usually written and signed by a group of people |
| boycott | to refuse to buy certain goods or services |
| repeal | to cancel or undo |
| writ of assistance | legal document that let a british customs officer inspect a ships cargo with out giving a reason for the search |
| nonimportation agreement | a promise to stop importing goods taxed by town shed |
| committee of correspondence | group of colonists who wrote letters and pamphlets reporting on british actions |
| sons of libetry | group formed to boycott british colonies straw |
| daughters of liberty | created a petition and created a boycott |
| Samuel Adams | failure in business, poor speaker, unlikely leader, lead people against Britain "The straw that stirs the drink" |
| John Adams | Skilled lawyer, more cautious than Sam, much respect, leader of Massachusetts |
| Patrick Henry | Violent critic of British policies |
| Militia | Army of citizens who serve as soldiers in an emergency |
| Minuteman | Colonial volunteer who trained to fight the British |
| Intolerable Acts | Four laws passed by British |
| Tea Act | It is so tea companies can sell tea to the colonists |
| Stamp Act | Places new duties on legal documents (will or diploma) |
| Townshend Acts | Taxes on goods such as glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. Also taxes colonies |
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